Northern Railway Tender

The required prior work experience for the bidder is related to the type of job for which the tender is invited, and they should have experience in similar works. The bidder needs to provide certificates and testimonials regarding their contracting experience, including a list of works carried out in the past, along with certificates from the client and audited balance sheets certified by a Chartered Accountant. The available bid capacity is calculated based on the maximum value of construction works executed and payment received in any one of the previous three financial years or the current financial year. The bidder's available bid capacity should be equal to or more than the total value of the present tender. However, specific details on the value and percentage of similar works completed are not mentioned for the bidder. But for the subcontractor, the work should be similar and the cost should be at least 35% of the work to be subletted, in the last 5 years. For subletting of work costing up to Rs 50 lakh, no previous work experience is required. The details to be furnished by the tenderer include the maximum value of construction works executed and payment received, and existing commitments and balance amount of ongoing works. These details should be duly verified by a Chartered Accountant. In the case of a Joint Venture (JV), the tenderer must furnish the details of each member of the JV, and the arithmetic sum of individual "bid capacity" of all the members shall be taken as the JV's "bid capacity". Definition of similar work includes specific track-related works. No specific amount is mentioned for the prior work experience of the bidder, but the contractor shall submit work experience certificates. For the subcontractor, the specific percentage of 35% is mentioned for similar works completed.